In his maiden address to the National Assembly, Minister of Labour and Mnapower Planning Keoma Griffith announced that a comprehensive training programme for truck drivers will be implemented soon. According to Griffith, who spoke during the Budget Debate, this training programme will be implemented through the Board of Industrial Training (BIT). It will complement the...

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On the third day of the 2026 Budget Debate, the digital transformation of public services came under the spotlight. Minister of Public Service, Government Efficiency and Implementation, Zulfikar Ally, said thousands of Guyanese have already registered for the new electronic identification (e-ID) system, an initiative that will streamline their access to improved public services and...

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Relatives of Guyanese fisherman Permaul Punsammy have made the heartbreaking decision to stop searching for him, weeks after he fell overboard during a fishing trip in Suriname. Speaking with the News Room, Punsammy’s daughter, Kamini Candasawmmy, said the family has exhausted every possible effort to find her father alive and has now come to terms...

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…accuses govt of denying him constitutional benefits (Kaieteur News) – Leader of the Opposition Azruddin Mohamed has raised alarm that one week after assuming office he has not been provided with official state security or a government vehicle, benefits guaranteed under law, which he says signals continued political discrimination against him. “It’s a clear case of […]

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(Kaieteur News) – President Irfaan Ali says Guyana’s unemployment rate has fallen by more than 50 percent since 2020, wages have climbed sharply across major industries, and inflation remains among the lowest globally. The Head of State made the disclosure during a Facebook Live broadcast on Tuesday, linking the country’s improving labour indicators to sustained economic […]

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…as countries sign series of MoUs (Kaieteur News) – The Governments of Guyana and Belize have signed a series of Memoranda of Understanding (MoUs) aimed at deepening bilateral cooperation across several key sectors, including defence and security, education, tourism, digital transformation and investment. The agreements were signed on Monday, February 2, 2026, in Belize where President […]

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President Dr. Irfaan Ali will visit the mining communities of Puruni and Bartica on Friday, February 6, 2026, as part of continued efforts to strengthen engagement with small-scale miners and address key issues affecting the sector. According to a notice from the Ministry of Natural Resources, the visit is aimed at facilitating direct dialogue with […]

Minister of Parliamentary Affairs and Governance, Gail Teixeira, has pushed back against the claims by newly-elected Opposition Leader, U.S.-indicted Azruddin Mohamed, stating that he is demanding privileges he is not legally entitled to. Mohamed, after one week after assuming office, told Kaieteur News that he has not been provided with official state security or a […]

–Dr Ali says, schools critics on true meaning of macroeconomic indicators President Dr Irfaan Ali has strongly rejected claims that Guyana’s recent economic growth is being driven primarily by government spending, describing such assertions as “comical” and rooted in a fundamental misunderstanding of basic macroeconomics. Addressing the performance of the non-oil economy, Dr Ali early […]